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306 Vogget. To hop on one leg. C. Volyer^ or Vollier. The second seine boat in pilchard fishing. It carries the tuck-net. Also called Folyer, or Follower. VoOCh^ and Voochy. See Fooch^ and Foochy. Vore. A furrow. Vor or for in Celtic Cornish, a way. Vore-heap. A wrestling grip or hitch. Vore-right, or Fore-right. A straight-forward, blunt, or brusque manner of speaking. The coarse ground, " entire grain," (corn) made into bread is called vore-right," or " forth-right " bread. Vorethy, or Voathy. See Foathy, or Forethy. Vorver. A horse way. In Celtic Cornish vor, vordh, or for, a way, and verh, (a mutation of merh) a horse. Voryer. The fowls' or hens' path, or way. From the Celtic Cornish vor, a way ; yer, hens, {yar, a hen). Vrape. See Frape. Vugg, or Voog. A natural cavity in a mine often found beautifully crusted with minerals. There are various names in Celtic Cornish for a cave or cavern, viz., voog a, vou, vugga, vug, vugh, hugo, fogo, fogou, fou, googoo, ogov, and ogo. Vurry-cloth, or Furry-cloth. An oval piece of red cloth about 3 inches by 2 inches, placed over the fontanel of a new-born babe before putting on a cap. This custom of the vurry-cloth was in use about 40 or 50 years ago. Poor women begged the red cloth of .